Tonya Crews

**marxz** · October 5th, 2007, 12:05 AM

PB PMoM March 1961

there is nothing else i can find on tonya she was killed in a car accident five years later at twenty eight

she was a sweet one rest in peace tonya

**rick r** · January 28th, 2009, 05:33 AM

credit:nhr

**marxz** · December 4th, 2009, 12:28 AM

Tonya Crews
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Tonya Crews
Playboy centerfold appearance
March 1961
Preceded by Barbara Ann Lawford
Succeeded by Nancy Nielsen
Personal details
Born February 2, 1938(1938-02-02)
Oklahoma, U.S.
Died August 7, 1966 (aged 28)
Measurements Bust: 38"
Waist: 22"
Hips: 36"
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Weight 117 lb (53 kg; 8.4 st)

Tonya Crews (born Alice Crews on February 2, 1938 in Oklahoma, died August 7, 1966) was an American model. She is best known for being Playboy 's Playmate of the Month for its March 1961 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli.

Tonya was of Choctaw Indian background and grew up in Oklahoma. Part of her childhood was spent on the Navajo and Hopi reservations in Arizona. She graduated from Millikan High School in Long Beach, California in 1958.

Before becoming a Playmate, she had worked as a secretary and a dance instructor. Tonya was also a dancer in many Las Vegas shows. She also worked at Bimbo's 365 Club in San Francisco in the late 1950s. She was also a dancer in the movie The Unsinkable Molly Brown (she is the dancer who "hisses" at the principal).

Her ambition was to become a mathematician, but she died in an automobile accident in 1966.

**-Edge-** · September 26th, 2012, 10:04 PM

**newsland** · December 17th, 2012, 10:34 AM

**Mad_Hatter** · February 5th, 2013, 01:05 AM

So hard to find photos of the early Playmates.

**masque51** · October 16th, 2013, 08:28 PM

From the Japanese photo book "Pl@ymates 312".

You can find the rest of this book here:

http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...33#post2678133

**kevinconder** · January 21st, 2015, 11:30 PM

Intro 1961-03

**Fabrizio** · February 27th, 2015, 11:44 AM

**collection** · February 27th, 2015, 12:33 PM

Looking at Fabrizio's post - I realized that Tonya's 1961/03 issue pics were never posted. Also various CF pictures

October 5th, 2007, 12:05 AM	#1
marxz Vintage Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: alabama Posts: 2,121 Thanks: 1,599 Thanked 221,697 Times in 2,276 Posts	Tonya Crews PB PMoM March 1961 there is nothing else i can find on tonya she was killed in a car accident five years later at twenty eight she was a sweet one rest in peace tonya Last edited by sandhunter; December 30th, 2018 at 02:52 PM.. Reason: added date

January 28th, 2009, 05:33 AM	#2
rick r Vintage Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 332 Thanks: 19 Thanked 29,906 Times in 329 Posts	Tonya credit:nhr

December 4th, 2009, 12:28 AM	#3
marxz Vintage Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: alabama Posts: 2,121 Thanks: 1,599 Thanked 221,697 Times in 2,276 Posts	Tonya Crews Tonya Crews From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Tonya Crews Playboy centerfold appearance March 1961 Preceded by Barbara Ann Lawford Succeeded by Nancy Nielsen Personal details Born February 2, 1938(1938-02-02) Oklahoma, U.S. Died August 7, 1966 (aged 28) Measurements Bust: 38" Waist: 22" Hips: 36" Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Weight 117 lb (53 kg; 8.4 st) Tonya Crews (born Alice Crews on February 2, 1938 in Oklahoma, died August 7, 1966) was an American model. She is best known for being Playboy 's Playmate of the Month for its March 1961 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli. Tonya was of Choctaw Indian background and grew up in Oklahoma. Part of her childhood was spent on the Navajo and Hopi reservations in Arizona. She graduated from Millikan High School in Long Beach, California in 1958. Before becoming a Playmate, she had worked as a secretary and a dance instructor. Tonya was also a dancer in many Las Vegas shows. She also worked at Bimbo's 365 Club in San Francisco in the late 1950s. She was also a dancer in the movie The Unsinkable Molly Brown (she is the dancer who "hisses" at the principal). Her ambition was to become a mathematician, but she died in an automobile accident in 1966.

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October 16th, 2013, 08:28 PM	#7
masque51 Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 6,649 Thanks: 59,885 Thanked 488,317 Times in 6,657 Posts	Japanese pics From the Japanese photo book "Pl@ymates 312". You can find the rest of this book here: http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...33#post2678133 Last edited by masque51; October 17th, 2013 at 06:42 AM.. Reason: add link

January 21st, 2015, 11:30 PM	#8
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collection Vintage Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 959 Thanks: 7,187 Thanked 53,141 Times in 944 Posts	Tonya's 1961/03 issue Looking at Fabrizio's post - I realized that Tonya's 1961/03 issue pics were never posted. Also various CF pictures

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